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REQUEST FOR <br />Planning Commission Action <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE: <br />JULY 26, 2010 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC FACILITIES NAMING NO. 2010-01 <br />TO NAME THE PLAYGROUND AT ANGELS <br />COMMUNITY PARK, LOCATED AT 914 WEST THIRD <br />STREET, THE "VIRGINIA AVILA PLAYGROUND" <br />Prepared by Vince Fregoso <br />Executive Director <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Set Public Hearing For <br />DENIED <br />? Applicant's Request <br />? Staff Recommendation <br />CONTINUED TO <br />44-4-? ?76? <br />Planning Managed <br />Approve Public Facilities Naming No. 2010-01 naming the playground at Angels Community Park <br />the Virginia Avila Playground.. <br />BOARD OF RECREATION AND PARKS ACTION <br />On June 30, 2010, the Board of Recreation and Parks unanimously approved Public Facilities <br />Naming No. 2010-01 by a vote of 4:0 (five absences) to name the playground at Angels <br />Community Park the Virginia Avila Playground. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On May 26, 2010, the Assistance League of Santa Ana submitted a letter to the Parks, Recreation <br />and Community Services Agency requesting that the playground at Angels Community Park be <br />dedicated to and named after Mrs. Virginia Avila, who recently passed away (Exhibit 1). On June <br />7, 2010, the Flower Park Neighborhood Association submitted a letter supporting the request to <br />name the playground after Virginia Avila (Exhibit 2). <br />Virginia Avila was President of the Flower Park Neighborhood Association for over 15 years. She <br />was a key member of the neighborhood who communicated regularly with the City on any issues <br />or problems at Angels Community Park. She was very active and dedicated to her neighborhood, <br />as well as the City, and strived to make improvements to the park and neighborhood that made <br />both a safe place for children. She was active in getting the police to focus in her neighborhood <br />and combat the drug and alcohol problems in the community. And, she was one of the leaders <br />who convinced the California Angels baseball team to donate funds for the renovation of Flower <br />Park, which was later renamed Angels Community Park. <br />3 <br />3AA-3